held up in touch, challenged 2f out, driven and weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and one pace final 2f
held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
very slowly into stride, lost 10 lengths at start, always behind, never on terms
mid-division, ridden 3f out, driven and one pace final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, driven and held on gamely final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
This is an intriguing handicap, and preference is for impressive Beverley scorer DEMOLITION to follow up, with Shaloo Diamond, Rangefinder and the consistent Granston the main dangers. Granston may be somrthing of a veteran but has shown he is no back number with two very respectable seconds in good handicaps this season. There is the suspicion however that he lacks a finishing kick so he is passed over. Rangefinder is having his first run for Luca Cumani, having won handicaps in Italy around this trip. The trainer's runners tend to improve for the run so a watching brief is advised. Shaloo Diamond is a consistent type and is open to further improvement. A course and distance winner last season, he does prefer some cut in the ground and has an absence of six months to overcome but is respected. Demolition is 6lbs higher than when scoring in fine style at Beverley last time over quarter of a mile further. He had earlier finished behind Granston at Doncaster, but he has progressed since and a course and distance scorer in August, Demolition can knock over his opponents here.
Snoqualmie Boy 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 16, 43l behind Flying Clarets (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) hvy in Jul.
Demolition 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leading pair, smooth progress to lead over 2f out, ridden out final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr beating Aleatricis (8-9) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Just Lille (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Held up, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Faldal (8-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Magic Echo 9-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon behind, last of 7, 15l behind Redesignation (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Veiled Applause 4-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, headway on inner over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Empowered (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gd.
Granston (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Held up behind leaders, smooth progress to lead well over 1f, driven when headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Redesignation (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Rangefinder (9-5) won at Varese(ITY) 1m 2f hcap gd in Jul, 11 ran.
Shaloo Diamond 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 18, 1l behind Timetable (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Oct.
